Ben Hall (robber)
Ben Hall (born May 9, 1837 in Wallis Plains , Maitland , New South Wales , Australia , † May 5, 1865 at Goobang Creek , New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian bushranger .
Early life
Ben Hall's parents were convicted of minor offenses in England and deported as convicts to the Australian convict colony. Their son Ben Hall was born there. Hall was a stockman , an Australian cowboy . He leased land with John Macguire on Sandy Creek and ran horse races there. On February 29, 1856, he married Bridget Walsh on the homestead called Wheogo. From this marriage a son was born.
Bushranger
In April 1862 he was arrested for armed robbery, which could not be proven to him. Then his wife left him. In July of the same year he was tried for robbery. He was acquitted. Due to the high legal costs, Hall and Mcquire were forced to give up their land. On March 14, 1863, Hall's house was set on fire and burned down. Embittered, he joined John Gilbert , who led a gang of bushrangers.
In this gang, he quickly became the leader. The band of robbers was effectively led by Hall, they were well equipped and armed. Since she also stole racehorses, she escaped her pursuers, whom she embarrassed with it on her forays. She stole food and drinks and celebrated with the local population for three days in Canowindra .
The bus rangers also robbed travelers and robbed a carriage, looting the largest amount of gold ever stolen in Australia. Occasional shootings resulted in death during their raids. Gilbert carried out forays into the Victoria area and Hall in New South Wales . Gilbert later rejoined Hall. On November 15, 1864, Gilbert shot and killed Sergeant Parry, and on January 27, 1865, the gang shot police officer Nelson. A bounty of £ 1,000 was placed on the seizure of Hall and an ambush was laid on May 5, 1865 at Goobang Creek in New South Wales. According to the police report, 30 bullets hit him. In his short career as a robber, he committed more than 600 robberies; he himself did not shoot a single person. At the time of his death, Hall was not legally valid for outlaws declared. This made his killing an illegal act because a fatal arrest could not have become effective until it was published on May 10th.
A large number of people attended his funeral, 40 to 50 women among them, who admired him for his courage, humor and courtesy towards women and despised his traitors.
He is also compared to Robin Hood in literature for taking something away from the rich and sharing his booty with friends and those in need. Numerous legends and folk songs were based on the life of Hall. The silent film Ben Hall and His Gang was made in 1911 and the Australian film The Legend of Ben Hall in 2016 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Edgar F. Penzig: Hall, Ben (1837-1865) , on Australian Dictionary of Biography . Retrieved April 30, 2017
- ↑ a b Ben Hall and the outlawed bushrangers ( Memento of the original of July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , o.A., on australia.gov.au. Retrieved May 1, 2017
- ↑ Ben Hall Bushranger o. A. on benhallaustralianbushranger.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017
- ↑ Ben Hall and His Gang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hall, Ben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian bushranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wallis Plains , Maitland , New South Wales , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1865 |
| Place of death | Goobang Creek , New South Wales , Australia |